(ASV) Isaiah 6:3 – Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
The vision of Isaiah is a vision of contrasts, The first contrast is the mortality of the King of Judah, Uzziah, and the immortality of the Lord of hosts, who is sitting on his throne, high and lifted up above the earth and its inhabitants. Uzziah is dead and buried, but the Lord sits enthroned in heaven.
The next contrast is the thrice holy God and the thrice unholy Isaiah. Notice what Isaiah says to contrast his position with a holy God: (1) I am lost; (2) I am a man of unclean lips; (3) I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips. Just as the Lord is thrice holy, Isaiah sees himself as thrice unholy.
The third contrast in Isaiah 6 is between Isaiah and the people. Isaiah responds to the Lord’s call. However, the people of Judah “hear, but they do not understand. They see, but do not perceive.” Sin deafens our inner ear to receive the word of the Lord, and it blinds our eyes to the will of the Lord.
As we draw nearer to Christmas, we noticed in the angel Gabriel’s announcement to the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:35) that the child born to her would be holy. Unlike Isaiah who needed cleansing from sin, Jesus will be born sinless and will remain sinless, though he will be tempted to sin.
We also notice that on Christmas night, the angels gave glory to God in their announcement that a Savior is born (Luke 2:14), but Jesus laid aside his glory to walk among humans (Philippians 2:6ff).
Jesus was the holy One from God, but he also came to make people holy by his sacrifice on the cross.
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